SCIENCE HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Grade 3
1. Create your own food chain using these living things:
Frog Grasshopper Grass
Draw and write them in order.
Draw arrows to show the direction nutrients move.
2. Create a new food chain that has a producer, an
herbivore and a carnivore. You may use your choice of
animals.
[Link] the word to the correct meaning.
a) Producer The animal that eats another animal.
b) Omnivore The animal that is being eaten.
c) Prey An animal that eats plants.
d) Herbivore An animal that eats meat.
e) Carnivore A living that makes its own food.
f) Predator Animals that eat both plants and meat.
[Link] the predator to its prey.
Predator Prey
a) Lizard Fish
b) Osprey Insects
c) Spider Small bugs
5. In this pair, circle the predator and cross the prey.
6. Look at the food chains below and answer the
questions.
a) Name the producer in each food chain.
i. ………………………………..
ii. ………………………………..
iii. ………………………………..
b) Name the first consumer in each food chain.
i. ………………………………..
ii. ………………………………..
iii. ………………………………..
c) What animal eats the frog? ………………………….
d) The deer is the prey for the lion. Yes or No? ………….
e) What animal eats the caterpillar? ………………………
f) What animal does the owl eat? ……………………..
7. Draw the arrows in the correct direction to complete the
food chain.
8. Match the name of the organisms next to its adaptations.
Adaptations Name of
Organism
Webbed feet for swimming.
Excellent eyesight to spot prey.
Long sticky tongue to catch insects
Thick and rough paws to grip on the slippery ice.
Long trunk to reach tall leaves.
Hook-like sharp beak to tear meat.
Thick fur to keep warm.
Huge ears to keep cool.
9. a) What are vertebrates?
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b) List the five vertebrate groups.
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c) Complete the table about the vertebrate groups.
10. a) What are Invertebrates?
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b) List five Invertebrate groups
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c) Fill in the blanks by using the word bank below
Invertebrates birds Amphibians Reptiles
Fish scales exoskeleton mammals
1. A hard outer covering on many invertebrates is called
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2. Animals that live in water are called …………………………
3. Animals with dry scaly skin are called ………………………
4. The vertebrate group that human belongs to……………….
5. Animals without backbone are called ……………………….
6. Vertebrates covered with feathers are called………….……
7. Vertebrates with moist skin are called ………………………
8. A fish has ………………….
11. Answer the following questions about Owls
a) What kind of bird is an owl?
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b) What does ‘birds of prey’ mean?
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c) Name two animals that owls might hunt?
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d) What body part does an owl use to tear its food?
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e) What part of the owl helps it grab prey?
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f) Why are an owl’s eyes facing forward?
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g) What is special about an owl’s wing feathers?
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h) What does the word camouflage mean?
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12. Answer the following questions about Impalas.
a) What type of animal is an Impala?
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b) Where do Impalas usually live?
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c) What do impalas need to survive?
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d) What is a group of Impalas called?
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e) How does running fast help an impala stay safe?
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13. Fill in the blanks by using the word bank below.
red lions male wild
a) Only …………………. Impalas have horns.
b) ……………….. goats also have horns like impalas.
c) ……………….. deer have antlers, not horns.
d) If an impala could not run fast, it might be caught by…………
14. Underline the correct answer.
15. Label the teeth.
Premolar Incisors canines molars
16. Label the tooth.
17. Match the types of teeth and their functions.
Teeth Function
They have a flat surface to hold
Incisors
and crush food.
They are found in the very back
Canines
used to chew and grind food.
They are used to cut and bite
Premolars
food.
They are usually sharp to rip
molars
and tear food.
18. Look at the two animal skulls and answer the questions.
a) Which skull above belongs to a carnivore? ……………
b) How do you know?
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19. Complete the information about the dentition of the
following animal.